Ripple Effect

Free VR minigames mixing weapon combat, flight, and climbing

Well Played Studio, Inc · Released May 31, 2017

Action Adventure Casual Free To Play Indie Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 70% of 80
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 9 years ago; Aug 22, 2017
Minimum PC: GTX 970; 8 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Ripple Effect?

Ripple Effect is a collection of solo and multiplayer VR activities set across an alien world's surface and caves. You throw spears at robots, fight rock monsters with a hammer and shield, and swing from vines beneath floating islands; an online king-of-the-mountain climbing contest supports up to eight players.

For you if...

+you enjoy sampling different activities within one VR game

Not for you if...

−you dislike heights and swinging far above the ground

What players say

70% of 80 reviews are positive

Players praise the visuals, while recurring complaints concern uneven minigame quality and frustrating difficulty.

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Ripple Effect system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows™ 7 SP1, Windows™ 8.1 or later or Windows™ 10
Processor: Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 970 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space

Does Ripple Effect have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Ripple Effect run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

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PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 6
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, VR
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Ripple Effect use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam